IUA Director General Jim Miley said the sector is still underfunded because of the ongoing impact of inflation.
Some of Ireland’s colleges could face closure if the Government fails to provide more funding, the Irish Universities Association has warned.
Despite the increase, IUA Director General Jim Miley said the sector is still underfunded due to the impact of inflation.“Two-years ago the Government, after deliberation for five or six years, agreed that the system is €300 million short - that’s roughly a million euro every day,” he told“It means that this morning, across the higher education system, students are going into class sizes that are too big.
“We’re hopeful that something may happen in the budget next week but they certainly haven’t been listening enough,” he said.“Government decisions of a decade and a half ago have now left UK universities where 40%, right now, are in deficit and a number of them are at serious risk of being liquidated.hat we need to do is invest'
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